AT&T Discriminates Against Women (Still)

In
the late 1960s/early 1970s, Noreen Hulteen, Eleanora Collet, Linda Porter and
Elizabeth Snyder took maternity leave from their jobs at AT&T. Under AT&T rules during this time, pregnancy
was considered personal leave, and counted against employees for promotions,
vacation, and pensions. Other types of
long term sick leave, taken by men or women, were not counted against the
employees. This type of discrimination,
against only pregnant people, is currently illegal under the Pregnancy
Discrimination Act. Today, AT&T is
counting the pregnancy leave against these women for purposes of their
pensions. In 2008!Regardless of the fact that the treatment is
illegal today, AT&T continues to fight this case, and has pushed for the
Supreme Court to review its previous court losses.

Here’s what you need to do: e-mail Nicole Pickens at npickens@attnews.us and Sue McCain at smccain@attnews.us. Also, Apple has
given AT&T exclusive cell phone rights to the i-Phone.Call Apple at 408.974.2042 or e-mail Susan
Lundgren in Apple's PR department at slundgren@apple.com.

Write that you want AT&T to withdraw its Supreme Court
Petition, or you’ll withdraw service. Ask
why AT&T continues to discriminate against women, and why Apple supports
this kind of corporate practice. If AT&T withdraws its petition to the Supreme Court, the lower
court's ruling for women will stand. Women must send a message to
AT&T, a wealthy company, that discrimination against women is not
an acceptable corporate practice. Either AT&T withdraws its
petition from the Supreme Court, or we'll withdraw our business from
AT&T.

You can also call AT&T Customer Service to ask if
AT&T has withdrawn its position. If the customer service representative doesn't know what you're talking about, say that AT&T discriminates against women, and you want to cancel your contract. If they won't let you out of it, let me know (caraet@hotmail.com) and we will handle it. I am working with a large coalition on this. You are welcome to join us!

If you are a blogger or part of the media, call 210-821-4105, press 3, for
other, and ask for corporate media or you can e-mail folks directly.Interestingly,
there are no press releases about this case...funny, that.

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AT&T Discriminates Against Women (Still)

In
the late 1960s/early 1970s, Noreen Hulteen, Eleanora Collet, Linda Porter and
Elizabeth Snyder took maternity leave from their jobs at AT&T. Under AT&T rules during this time, pregnancy
was considered personal leave, and counted against employees for promotions,
vacation, and pensions. Other types of
long term sick leave, taken by men or women, were not counted against the
employees. This type of discrimination,
against only pregnant people, is currently illegal under the Pregnancy
Discrimination Act. Today, AT&T is
counting the pregnancy leave against these women for purposes of their
pensions. In 2008!Regardless of the fact that the treatment is
illegal today, AT&T continues to fight this case, and has pushed for the
Supreme Court to review its previous court losses.

Here’s what you need to do: e-mail Nicole Pickens at npickens@attnews.us and Sue McCain at smccain@attnews.us. Also, Apple has
given AT&T exclusive cell phone rights to the i-Phone.Call Apple at 408.974.2042 or e-mail Susan
Lundgren in Apple's PR department at slundgren@apple.com.

Write that you want AT&T to withdraw its Supreme Court
Petition, or you’ll withdraw service. Ask
why AT&T continues to discriminate against women, and why Apple supports
this kind of corporate practice. If AT&T withdraws its petition to the Supreme Court, the lower
court's ruling for women will stand. Women must send a message to
AT&T, a wealthy company, that discrimination against women is not
an acceptable corporate practice. Either AT&T withdraws its
petition from the Supreme Court, or we'll withdraw our business from
AT&T.

You can also call AT&T Customer Service to ask if
AT&T has withdrawn its position. If the customer service representative doesn't know what you're talking about, say that AT&T discriminates against women, and you want to cancel your contract. If they won't let you out of it, let me know (caraet@hotmail.com) and we will handle it. I am working with a large coalition on this. You are welcome to join us!

If you are a blogger or part of the media, call 210-821-4105, press 3, for
other, and ask for corporate media or you can e-mail folks directly.Interestingly,
there are no press releases about this case...funny, that.